The Burning
Movie • 1981 • Horror
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A caretaker at a summer camp is burned when a prank goes tragically wrong. After several years of intensive treatment at hospital, he is released back into society, albeit missing some social skills. What follows is a bloody killing spree with the caretaker making his way back to his old stomping ground to confront one of the youths that accidently burned him.
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Outside of getting murdered, no.
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briefly mentioned that part of the reason people hated cropsy is because he was an alcoholic. nothing visual
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Drawingdax
Campers are alluded to smoking pot
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Is there a dead animal?
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taxidermy animal head (i think its a buffalo or something, idk)
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Are there bugs?
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There's a scene near the beginning that shows a skull with bugs and maggots (I think? Not sure) crawling all over it. Also they are in the woods and swat at flies that are visible some times but not often
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The guys in this are so f*****g disgusting. One on-screen assault. There's at least two instances of almost-assault downplayed by everyone. Tons of sexual harassment throughout, too. All painted in a neutral light. One of the guys ends up being the hero in the end, lol.
Also, it was written and produced by Harvey Weinstein. His name is plastered throughout the credits. It all made sense once I saw that.
Also, it was written and produced by Harvey Weinstein. His name is plastered throughout the credits. It all made sense once I saw that.
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endeszbet
Copied from the entry for sexual assault by other commenters, and I have verified this by watching myself:
Anonymous
The guys in this are so f*****g disgusting. One on-screen assault. There's at least two instances of almost-assault downplayed by everyone. Tons of sexual harassment throughout, too. All painted in a neutral light. One of the guys ends up being the hero in the end, lol.
Also, it was written and produced by Harvey Weinstein. His name is plastered throughout the credits. It all made sense once I saw that.
KemmaWolf
Yes, omg I don't even know where to start.
A female character is spied on by another male character in the shower, she screams and he runs off and she cries and said he was looking at her and wouldn't leave.
Multiple kissing scenes where the male is aggressive or forceful and the girl says stop and pushes him away as he tries to take things farther and is ignored or the guy gets upset.
A female character makes a male promise not to try to make things too far and sexual. They kiss but he tries to make it more sexual, she gets upset, says no, and has to force him off of her and he gets angry and tells her to leave
A different pairing the male hounds the girl about when they will finally have sex. During the sex scene she tells him to stop and that it hurts but he says "he's gonna make it better" (paraphrased) and continues and finishes.
Anonymous
The guys in this are so f*****g disgusting. One on-screen assault. There's at least two instances of almost-assault downplayed by everyone. Tons of sexual harassment throughout, too. All painted in a neutral light. One of the guys ends up being the hero in the end, lol.
Also, it was written and produced by Harvey Weinstein. His name is plastered throughout the credits. It all made sense once I saw that.
KemmaWolf
Yes, omg I don't even know where to start.
A female character is spied on by another male character in the shower, she screams and he runs off and she cries and said he was looking at her and wouldn't leave.
Multiple kissing scenes where the male is aggressive or forceful and the girl says stop and pushes him away as he tries to take things farther and is ignored or the guy gets upset.
A female character makes a male promise not to try to make things too far and sexual. They kiss but he tries to make it more sexual, she gets upset, says no, and has to force him off of her and he gets angry and tells her to leave
A different pairing the male hounds the girl about when they will finally have sex. During the sex scene she tells him to stop and that it hurts but he says "he's gonna make it better" (paraphrased) and continues and finishes.
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Is someone held under water?
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No, but someone who can't swim is intentionally pushed into water.
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Is there excessive gore?
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Tom Savini gore. If you know his work, you know what you're in for.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Somebody has their fingers cut off with garden shears.
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Does a head get squashed?
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There's an up close axe to the face, if that counts.
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YES. Fingers and an arm.
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young people are killed
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Yes the killer is in the hospital after being burned badly near the beginning and a nurse drags another doctor to look at him, essentially to view him like a freak show, emphasizing how "scary and gross" he looks from the full body burns
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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huviks
No, although it's suggested that Cropsy is insane in part from anger of how deformed he is.
That said, it's not an unreasonable emotional response, considering what he looks like...
That said, it's not an unreasonable emotional response, considering what he looks like...
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huviks
Nothing too bad, but standard issue POV slasher movie stuff
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At the ending speaks an actor directly in the camera.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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A burn survivor is called a monster, freak, and has someone say they'd rather be dead than look like him.
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Does the black guy die first?
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a black man is the first person to be threatened by cropsy, but the first confirmed death is a white woman
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It's not at all surprising that three Weinsteins worked on this thing. It's pushing the limit of objectification, even for an 80s slasher.
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Drawingdax
Sort of? Cropsy does live in the woods after being released from the hospital but he builds a small shack to live in. Though it's in a very rural area.
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Does someone drown?
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No but there is a scene where someone who can't swim is pushed into the water and he struggles and his friends have to help him out and onto the dock
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